First Trust ETFs

First Trust is a US-based asset manager established in 1991. First Trust is one of the ten-largest ETF providers worldwide.

First Trust's European ETFs are mostly based on Smart Beta indices calculated by Nasdaq. This so-called AlphaDEX index series specifically selects companies according to their focus on growth factors.

In addition to Smart Beta strategies, First Trust also offers ETFs that deal with specific topics such as IPOs or the blockchain.

 

First Trust ETF product spectrum

ETFs
Equity: 61
Bonds: 3
Precious Metals: 0
Commodities: 0
Cryptocurrencies: 0
Real estate: 0
Money market: 0
Short&Leveraged: 0
Total: 64
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Best First Trust ETFs (Return YTD)

First Trust Bloomberg Global Semiconductor Supply Chain UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 4 week development Bloomberg Semiconductor Supply Chain Select ETFs 75.49%
First Trust Indxx NextG UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Indxx 5G & NextG Thematic ETFs 41.74%
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity ETFs 30.45%
First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 4 week development Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence Select ETFs 28.30%
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 4 week development RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETFs 26.41%
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy ETFs 26.02%
First Trust US Momentum UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 4 week development iNDEX US Momentum ETFs 22.51%
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Nasdaq OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure ETFs 21.65%
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development NYSE Arca Biotechnology ETFs 21.20%
First Trust US IPO Index UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development IPOX Schuster US 100 ETFs 19.59%
 

Newest First Trust ETFs

First Trust Europe Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class Accumulation
First Trust Vest US Equity Max Buffer UCITS ETF - March Class A USD ACC
First Trust Indxx Europe Infrastructure UCITS ETF (Acc)
First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power UCITS ETF Acc
First Trust Vest US Equity Max Buffer UCITS ETF - December Class A USD ACC
First Trust Europe Growth Strength UCITS ETF (Acc)
First Trust Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income UCITS ETF USD (Dist)
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer UCITS ETF - October Class A USD ACC
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer UCITS ETF - September Class A Accumulation
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer UCITS ETF - July Class A USD ACC
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All First Trust ETFs at a glance

Investment focus
ETF		 4 week
chart		 52 week
low/high		 Fund size
m GBP		 Ongoing charges
(TER)		 Return
in 2026		 Return
1 year
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF GBP Hedged Distributing 		4 week development Nasdaq US High Equity Income (GBP Hedged) ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq US High Equity Income (GBP Hedged) ETFs 0 0.55% p.a. 17.41% 20.11%
Equity World
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate UCITS ETF Dist 		4 week development Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETFs 52 week low/high Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETFs 0 0.60% p.a. 8.41% 11.11%
Equity United States Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust Growth Strength UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Nasdaq Growth Strength ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Growth Strength ETFs 0 0.60% p.a. 7.86% 11.52%
Equity World
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETFs 52 week low/high Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETFs 1 0.60% p.a. 8.36% 11.01%
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust SMID Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class B USD DIST 		4 week development Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 1 0.60% p.a. 13.23% 20.60%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - March Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 1 0.90% p.a. 10.15% 16.89%
Equity Europe Dividend
First Trust Europe Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class Accumulation 		4 week development Nasdaq Europe Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Europe Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 1 0.50% p.a. - -
Bonds World Government
First Trust FactorFX UCITS ETF GBP Hedged Acc 		4 week development First Trust FactorFX (GBP Hedged) ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust FactorFX (GBP Hedged) ETFs 1 0.75% p.a. 5.71% 8.21%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest US Equity Max Buffer UCITS ETF - March Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 1 0.85% p.a. - -
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer UCITS ETF - September Class A Accumulation 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 1 0.85% p.a. 3.94% -
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest US Equity Max Buffer UCITS ETF - December Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 1 0.85% p.a. 3.24% -
Equity World
First Trust Bloomberg Scarce Resources UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Bloomberg Scarce Resources ETFs 52 week low/high Bloomberg Scarce Resources ETFs 1 0.65% p.a. 6.29% 21.05%
Equity Europe
First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development IPOX® 100 Europe ETFs 52 week low/high IPOX® 100 Europe ETFs 1 0.65% p.a. 9.71% 9.99%
Bonds World Government
First Trust Low Duration Global Government Bond UCITS ETF GBP Hedged dist 		4 week development ICE BofAML 3-5 Year Global Government (GBP Hedged) ETFs 52 week low/high ICE BofAML 3-5 Year Global Government (GBP Hedged) ETFs 1 0.55% p.a. 1.77% 4.04%
Bonds World Government
First Trust FactorFX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development First Trust FactorFX ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust FactorFX ETFs 1 0.75% p.a. 6.22% 9.83%
Equity World
First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Bloomberg Nuclear Power Select ETFs 52 week low/high Bloomberg Nuclear Power Select ETFs 2 0.70% p.a. - -
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer UCITS ETF - October Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 2 0.85% p.a. 7.85% -
Equity Europe Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust Europe Growth Strength UCITS ETF (Acc) 		4 week development Nasdaq Europe Growth Strength ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Europe Growth Strength ETFs 2 0.60% p.a. 1.69% -
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer UCITS ETF - June Class A Accumulation 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 3 0.85% p.a. 3.05% 6.76%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer UCITS ETF - July Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 3 0.85% p.a. 7.29% -
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer UCITS ETF - January Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 3 0.85% p.a. 7.72% 17.18%
Equity United Kingdom Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Dist 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® United Kingdom ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® United Kingdom ETFs 4 0.65% p.a. 8.57% 21.73%
Equity World Basic Materials
First Trust Indxx Future Economy Metals UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Indxx Global Future Economy Metals ETFs 52 week low/high Indxx Global Future Economy Metals ETFs 4 0.65% p.a. 11.20% 67.79%
Equity Europe Infrastructure
First Trust Indxx Europe Infrastructure UCITS ETF (Acc) 		4 week development Indxx Europe Infrastructure ETFs 52 week low/high Indxx Europe Infrastructure ETFs 5 0.60% p.a. - -
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer UCITS ETF - April Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 5 0.85% p.a. 6.24% 12.13%
Equity World Technology Social/Environmental
First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence Select ETFs 52 week low/high Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence Select ETFs 5 0.65% p.a. 28.30% 50.20%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Dow Jones International Internet UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Dow Jones International Internet ETFs 52 week low/high Dow Jones International Internet ETFs 6 0.65% p.a. -19.93% -15.38%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - September Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 6 0.90% p.a. 8.06% 14.18%
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Value Line® Dividend ETFs 52 week low/high Value Line® Dividend ETFs 7 0.70% p.a. 7.79% 11.05%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Indxx NextG UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Indxx 5G & NextG Thematic ETFs 52 week low/high Indxx 5G & NextG Thematic ETFs 7 0.70% p.a. 41.74% 59.55%
Equity United Kingdom Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® United Kingdom ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® United Kingdom ETFs 8 0.65% p.a. 8.47% 21.61%
Equity United States Fundamental/Quality
First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Capital Strength ETFs 52 week low/high Capital Strength ETFs 9 0.60% p.a. 5.36% 7.71%
Equity World Social/Environmental
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water ETFs 9 0.65% p.a. 3.39% 3.60%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - December Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 10 0.90% p.a. 7.64% 16.76%
Equity Emerging Markets Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Emerging Markets ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Emerging Markets ETFs 11 0.80% p.a. 17.06% 33.54%
Equity United States Health Care
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development NYSE Arca Biotechnology ETFs 52 week low/high NYSE Arca Biotechnology ETFs 11 0.60% p.a. 21.20% 48.66%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - August Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 11 0.85% p.a. 6.19% 12.74%
Equity United States
First Trust US IPO Index UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development IPOX Schuster US 100 ETFs 52 week low/high IPOX Schuster US 100 ETFs 13 0.65% p.a. 19.59% 37.95%
Equity United States Covered Call
First Trust Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income UCITS ETF USD (Dist) 		4 week development Cboe S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETFs 52 week low/high Cboe S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETFs 16 0.75% p.a. 8.26% -
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 17 0.50% p.a. 16.09% 27.98%
Equity Europe Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX UCITS ETF B Dist 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Eurozone ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Eurozone ETFs 17 0.65% p.a. 10.64% 23.36%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - February Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 21 0.85% p.a. 6.83% 13.82%
Equity World Fundamental/Quality
First Trust Global Capital Strength ESG Leaders UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Global Capital Strength ESG Leaders ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Global Capital Strength ESG Leaders ETFs 27 0.75% p.a. 3.65% 5.80%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - November Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 28 0.85% p.a. 6.31% 15.85%
Equity World Technology Social/Environmental
First Trust Bloomberg Global Semiconductor Supply Chain UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Bloomberg Semiconductor Supply Chain Select ETFs 52 week low/high Bloomberg Semiconductor Supply Chain Select ETFs 29 0.60% p.a. 75.49% 123.69%
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 31 0.55% p.a. 17.50% 21.22%
Equity United States Technology
First Trust Dow Jones Internet UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Dow Jones Internet Composite ETFs 52 week low/high Dow Jones Internet Composite ETFs 34 0.55% p.a. 2.97% 4.99%
Equity United States Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust US Large Cap Core AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Dist 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 34 0.65% p.a. 16.14% 24.71%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 36 0.85% p.a. 5.17% 11.31%
Equity World Utilities
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy ETFs 36 0.60% p.a. 26.02% 61.92%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Indxx Blockchain ETFs 52 week low/high Indxx Blockchain ETFs 38 0.65% p.a. 10.38% 23.63%
Equity World Fundamental/Quality
First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Dist 		4 week development Nasdaq Global High Equity Income ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Global High Equity Income ETFs 44 0.60% p.a. 13.05% 29.21%
Equity World Fundamental/Quality
First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq Global High Equity Income ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Global High Equity Income ETFs 49 0.60% p.a. 13.16% 29.36%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - June Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 67 0.90% p.a. 4.24% 11.26%
Equity United States Momentum
First Trust US Momentum UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development iNDEX US Momentum ETFs 52 week low/high iNDEX US Momentum ETFs 70 0.60% p.a. 22.51% 34.94%
Equity Europe Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Eurozone ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Eurozone ETFs 92 0.65% p.a. 10.59% 23.27%
Equity World Industrials
First Trust Indxx Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Indxx Global Advanced Aerospace & Defence ETFs 52 week low/high Indxx Global Advanced Aerospace & Defence ETFs 101 0.65% p.a. 5.33% 16.64%
Equity United States Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust US Large Cap Core AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 117 0.65% p.a. 16.18% 24.76%
Equity United States Industrials Small Cap
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETFs 52 week low/high RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETFs 220 0.70% p.a. 26.41% 47.12%
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust SMID Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 288 0.60% p.a. 13.19% 20.58%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development ISE Cloud Computing ETFs 52 week low/high ISE Cloud Computing ETFs 297 0.60% p.a. 8.13% 16.78%
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Dist 		4 week development Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 302 0.55% p.a. 17.67% 21.38%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity ETFs 1,162 0.60% p.a. 30.45% 25.73%
Equity World Infrastructure
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure ETFs 1,959 0.63% p.a. 21.65% 35.68%

Source: justETF.com; As of 10/07/2026; Calculations in GBP

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